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crazycityslicker

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on: Jul 13, 2018
When an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate, what is the metamorphic result?

Question 2

The age of the oceanic crust in the Pacific is ____.
 A)all uniform
 B)asymmetric
 C)older in the middle
 D)older than the Cretaceous
 E)older than the Paleocene


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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Tremendous pressure is generated as the oceanic plate is subducted. Because rock is a poor heat conductor, the cold, descending oceanic plate heats slowly, and metamorphism is caused mostly by increasing pressure with depth.

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crazycityslicker

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Reply 2 on: Jul 13, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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